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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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